the worst loss of life for the israeli army, since its offensive began. 21 of the soldiers were killed inside buildings they were preparing to demolish, moments before an attack by palestinian fighters. hundreds of people have been attending funerals today. reports from israel suggest the government may be considering a new deal with hamas, which could lead to a two month to a two month pause in fighting while prisoners are exchanged. intense fighting is continuing in gaza, with the israeli army saying its forces have encircled the southern city of khan younis. the hamas run health ministry says nearly 200 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. and a warning, her report contains some distressing images. buried with a prayer and full military honours, this was the first in a series of funerals for 21 soldiers killed in israel s biggest single loss since the start of the ground war in gaza. the israeli m
the israeli prime minister has vowed that israel will not stop fighting in gaza, until it achieves total victory over hamas. benjamin netanyahu was speaking after the deaths of 2a israeli soldiers in one day the worst loss of life for the israeli army since its offensive began. 21 of the soldiers were killed inside buildings they were preparing to demolish, moments before an attack by palestinian fighters. hundreds of people have been attending funerals today. reports from israel suggest the government may be considering a new deal with hamas, which could lead to a two month pause in fighting while prisoners are exchanged. intense fighting is continuing in gaza, with the israeli army saying its forces have encircled the southern city of khan younis. the hamas run health ministry says nearly 200 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours. from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent yolande knell. and a warning, her report contains some distressing images. buried wi
Four other aid workers were killed. Otherforeign nationals four other aid workers were killed. Other foreign nationals are amongst the seven aid workers killed, came from poland, australia, canada and the us. Metropolitan Police Say Three men suspected of being involved in the stabbing of an iranian tv host in south london have left the uk. Pouria zeraati was stabbed outside his home in wimbledon on friday afternoon and has since been discharged from hospital. At least 29 people have been killed and one injured in a fire in a nightclub in turkey. The fire broke out just after midday. Istanbuls governor has said the cause was unclear. A School Shooting in finland leaves one child dead and two seriously injured. Police say the suspect and all three victims were just 12 years old. The suspect initially ran off but was eventually detained In A Calm Manner in the northern siltamaki district of helsinki. We start in gaza, where one of the key aid agencies supplying food to people there has s
Hostages are released. Israeli forces went into rafah on monday night in defiance of international pressure, seizing the Border Crossing with egypt. The un secretary general, antonio guterres, has warned that a full scale assault on rafah would cause a humanitarian nightmare. Qatar has called for International Intervention to prevent the city from being invaded. Our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, is injerusalem. We know that for weeks now the us has been warning israel against a full scale offensive of rafah. This really because of the high numbers of displaced people who are living in that city, crammed up next to the border with egypt. And the us had been talking to israel about more limited options for going in there to tackle the hamas presence. Now, this does look to be a really significant development, the idea that a us shipment has been halted to israel. Its the first time weve heard of such a thing in seven months of war. And it really does reflect, i think, the lev